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Fool (Verb)

Meaning 1

Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • She foolishly spent her entire bonus on expensive clothing and luxury items that she barely used.
  • Instead of investing in his future, Tom chose to fool away his trust fund on extravagant parties and travel.
  • His father warned him not to fool away the money he had worked hard to save for his education.
  • She was known for her reckless spending habits, and eventually managed to fool away a considerable inheritance.
  • The profligate son quickly fooled away his family's wealth, leaving them with significant financial problems.

Synonyms

  • Frivol Away
  • Shoot
  • Fritter Away
  • Fool Away
  • Fritter
  • Dissipate

Hypernyms

  • Waste
  • Squander
  • Ware
  • Consume

Meaning 2

Make a fool or dupe of.

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • Politicians often try to fool the public with their false promises during election campaigns.
  • She was smart enough not to let anyone fool her with a get-rich-quick scheme.
  • It took me months to realize I had been fooled by his charming personality and deceitful intentions.
  • He let his ego fool him into thinking he was invincible in the business world.
  • They almost fooled the judges with their clever fake presentation, but were caught just in time.

Synonyms

  • Gull
  • Befool

Hypernyms

  • Cozen
  • Delude
  • Lead On

Related Words

  • Fool (noun)

Meaning 3

Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She tried to fool her friends by telling them she met a celebrity.
  • The scammer will do anything to fool his victims and get their personal info.
  • He didn't believe the news and thought the journalist was trying to fool people.
  • They tried to fool me into giving them my login credentials.
  • Don't try to fool your teacher by copying someone else's work.

Synonyms

  • Cod
  • Put One Over
  • Dupe
  • Gull
  • Put On
  • Put One Across
  • Befool
  • Slang
  • Take In

Hypernyms

  • Lead Astray
  • Betray
  • Deceive

Hyponyms

  • Pull The Leg Of
  • Kid

Related Words

  • Fool (noun)

Meaning 4

Indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The kids were fooling around in the backyard until it started raining.
  • Stop fooling about and help your mother with the dishes.
  • She was fooling around on her phone during the lecture and missed the important part.
  • The friends were fooling around at the beach, having a blast in the waves.
  • He got reprimanded for fooling about in class instead of paying attention to the teacher.

Synonyms

  • Fool Around
  • Horse Around
  • Arse Around

Hypernyms

  • Play
  • Jest
  • Joke

Related Words

  • Fool (noun)
  • Foolery (noun)
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